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U.S.  DEPOSITORY 

United  States  DepafTmenroTAoiiLiinuiy, 

OFFICE   OF   EXPERIMENT   STATIONS— Circular  87. 
A.  C.  True,  Director. 


ORGANIZATION,  WORK,  AND  PUBLICATIONS  OF  IRRIGATION 
INVESTIGATIONS. 

STAFF. 
Samuel  Fortier,  Chief. 
R.  P.  Teele,  Editorial  Assistant  and  Acting  Chief  in  absence  of  the  Chief. 

IRRIGATION   ENGINEERS   AND   IRRIGATION   MANAGERS. 

A.  P.  Stover,  Irrigation  Engineer,  in  charge  of  work  in  Oregon. 

C.  E.  Tait,  Irrigation  Engineer,  in  charge  of  work  in  Imperial  Valley  and 
Arizona. 

F.  W.  Roeding,  Irrigation  Manager,  in  charge  of  work  in  California. 

S.  O.  Jayne,  Irrigation  Manager,  in  charge  of  work  in  Washington. 

W.  W.  McLaughlin,  Irrigation  Engineer,  in  charge  of  wrork  in  Utah. 

P.  E.  Fuller,  Irrigation  Engineer,  in  charge  of  power  investigations. 

0.  W.  Bryant,  Irrigation  Manager,  in  charge  of  work  in  Colorado  and  Wyo- 
ming. 

W.  L.  Rockwell,  Irrigation  Manager,  in  charge  of  work  in  Texas. 

Milo  B.  Williams,  Irrigation  Engineer,  in  charge  of  work  in  humid  sections. 

Don  H.  Bark,  Irrigation  Engineer,  in  charge  of  work  in  Idaho. 

V.  M.  Cone,  Irrigation  Engineer. 

F.  L.  Bixby,  Office  Engineer. 

C.  G.  Haskell,  Irrigation  Engineer. 

COLLABORATORS. 

0.  V.  P.  Stout,  University  of  Nebraska,  in  charge  of  work  in  Nebraska. 

,  New  Mexico  Agricultural  College,  in  charge  of  wTork  in  New 


Mexico. 

Gordon  H.  True,  University  of  Nevada,  in  charge  of  work  in  Nevada. 

W.  B.  Gregory,  Tulane  University  of  Louisiana,  in  charge  of  rice  irrigation 
in  Louisiana  and  Texas. 

J.  C.  Fitterer,  University  of  Wyoming,  studies  of  duty  of  water  in  Wyoming. 

IRRIGATION    FARMERS. 

John  H.  Gordon,  [R.  G,  Hemphill,  W.  H.  Lauck,  |R.'E.  Mahoney,  and 
John  Krall,  Jr. 

SCOPE    OF    THE    WORK. 

The  Irrigation  Investigations  of  the  Office  of  Experiment  Stations 
are  governed  by  the  following  clause  of  the  act  making  appropriation  for 
the  U.  8.  Department  of  Agriculture  for  the  year  ending  June  30,  1910. 

Irrigation  Investigations.— To  enable  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture  to  inves- 
tigate and  report  upon  the  laws  of  the  States  and  Territories  as  affecting  irriga- 
tion and  the  rights  of  appropriators  and  of  riparian  proprietors  and  institutions 
relating  to  irrigation  and  upon  the  use  of  irrigation  waters,  at  home  and  abroad, 
with  especial  suggestions  of  the  best  methods  for  the  utilization  of  irrigation 
waters  in  agriculture,  and  upon  the  use  of  different  kinds  of  power  and  appli- 
ances for  irrigation,  and  for  the  preparation  and  illustration  of  reports  and  bul- 
letins on  irrigation,  including  rent  and  the  employment  of  labor  in  the  city  of 
Washington  or  elsewhere,  and  all  necessary  expenses,  seventy-five  thousand 
dollars. 


The  purpose  of  the  Irrigation  Investigations  is  a  better  use  of  the 
water  supply  in  those  sections  of  the  country  where  irrigation  is  prac- 
ticed.    The  work  is  divided  into  three  general  classes: 

(1)  The  study  of  the  adaptation  of  the  laws  and  other  institutions 
governing  the  use  of  water  to  the  needs  of  the  agricultural  industry. 

(2)  Scientific  and  technical  investigations  of  losses  of  irrigation 
water  by  evaporation,  seepage,  and  in  distribution;  of  the  relation  of 
irrigation  to  the  quantity  and  quality  of  crops;  of  the  adaptation  of 
methods  of  applying  water  to  soils  and  crops ;  and  of  the  measurement, 
distribution,  storage,  and  pumping  of  water  for  irrigation. 

(3)  The  collecting  and  publishing  of  practical  information  regarding 
irrigation  practice. 

PUBLICATIONS    OF    THE    OFFICE    OF    EXPERIMENT    STATIONS 
RELATING    TO    IRRIGATION. 

[Corrected  to  October  1,  1009.] 

The  Farmers'  Bulletins  in  the  following  list  are  for  free  distribution. 
The  publications  marked  with  an  asterisk  (*)■  can  not  be  furnished 
from  this  Office,  but  may  be  obtained  from  the  Superintendent  of  Docu- 
ments, Government  Printing  Office,  Washington,  D.  C,  by  payment  of 
the  price  given ;  postage  stamps  and  personal  checks  are  not  accepted. 
The  bulletins  and  circulars  of  this  Office  not  marked  with  the  asterisk 
will  be  furnished  free,  so  long  as  they  are  available,  to  libraries,  educa- 
tional institutions,  the  press,  State  and  foreign  officials  connected  with 
agriculture,  exchanges,  and  such  persons  as  are  in  active  cooperation 
with  the  Department  or  render  tangible  service  in  its  work.  Other  per- 
sons can  obtain  these  from  the  Superintendent  of  Documents. 

FARMERS'    BULLETINS. 

Farmers'  Bulletin  No.  116. — Irrigation  in  Fruit  Growing.     By  E.'  J. 
Wickson,   M.   A.,   Professor  of  Agricultural   Practice,   University  of 
California,  and  Horticulturist  of  the  California  Experiment  Station. 
Pp.  48,  figs.  8. 
A  statement  of  the  relations  of  irrigation  to  fruit  production,  and  of  irriga- 
tion methods  as  they  have  been  demonstrated  by  Pacific  coast  experience. 

Farmers'  Bulletin  No.  138. — Irrigation  in  Field  and  Garden.  By  E.  J. 
Wickson,  M.  A.  Pp.  40,  figs.  18. 
This  bulletin  discusses  the  subject  from  the  standpoint  of  the  individual 
farmer,  and  contains  instructions  on  the  determination  of  ditch  levels,  the  meas- 
urement of  small  streams,  sources  of  water  supply  -  and  their  use,  the  distribu- 
tion of  irrigation  water,  methods  of  applying  water,  the  choice  of  an  irrigation 
method,  and  the  time  for  the  application  of  water. 

Farmers'  Bulletin  No.  158. — How  to  Build  Small  Irrigation  Ditches. 
By   C.   T.   Johnston  and   J.  D.   Stannard,  Assistants   in    Irrigation 
Investigations,  Office  of  Experiment  Stations.     Pp.  28,  figs.  9. 
This  is  a  reprint  of  an  article  in  the  Yearbook  of  the  Department  of  Agricul- 
ture for  1900,  entitled  "  Practical  Irrigation,"  giving  methods  for  laying  out  and 
building  small  irrigation  ditches,  using  only  such  implements  as  are  found  on 
most  farms  or  can  easily  be  made  by  the  farmer. 

Farmers'   Bulletin   No.  263. — Practical  Information  for  Beginners  in 
Irrigation.     By  S.  Fortier.     Pp.  40,  figs.  25. 
This  gives  suggestions  as  to  the  selection  of  an  irrigated  farm,  the  acquire- 
ment of  a  water  right,  the  preparation  of  land  for  irrigation,  the  construction  of 
farm  ditches,  and  the  application  of  water  to  crops. 


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Farmers'  Bulletin  No.  277. — The  Use  of  Alcohol  and  Gasoline  in  Farm 
Fngines.     By  C.  E.  Lucke  and  S.  M.  Woodward.      Pp.  40,  figs.  12. 
This  gives  the  general  results  of  experiments  in  the  use  of  alcohol  in  the 
ordinary  internal  combustion  engines  on  the  American  market,  with  some  dis- 
cussion of  foreign  experiments. 

Farmers'  Bulletin  No.  371. — Drainage  of  Irrigated  Lands.     By  C.  F. 
Brown.     Pp.  52,  figs.  19. 

Describes  many  experiments  to  determine  best  methods  of  reclaiming  irri- 
gated lands  which  have  been  injured  by  seepage  or  by  the  rise  of  alkali,  or  by 
both  combined.  Draws  deductions  from  these  experiments  and  describes  meth- 
ods of  draining  various  classes  of  irrigated  lands. 

Farmers'  Bulletin  No.  373. — Irrigation  of  Alfalfa.     By  Samuel  Fortier. 
In  press. 
This  bulletin  gives  practical  directions  for  preparing  land  for  the  growing  of 
alfalfa  under  irrigation  and  for  applying  water  to  this  crop. 

BULLETINS. 

*  Bulletin  No.  36. — Notes  on  Irrigation  in  Connecticut  and  New  Jersey. 

By  C.  S.  Phelps,  B.  S.,  and  Edward  B.  Voorhees,  M.  A.     Pp.  64, 

figs.  7.  Price  5  cents. 
This  bulletin  discusses  the  need,  methods,  and  history  of  irrigation  in  Con- 
necticut, irrigation  plants  in  use  in  Connecticut,  experiments  on  the  effect  of 
irrigation  on  strawberries,  and  suggestions  regarding  irrigation;  the  need  of 
irrigation  in  New  Jersey ;  amount  of  water  necessary,  storage  of  water,  seepage, 
cost  of  irrigation,  areas  capable  of  being  watered  by  gravity,  irrigation  by  pump- 
ing, irrigation  by  wells,  warping,  water  meadows,  total  area  irrigable,  estimated 
cost  of  irrigation  and  suggestions  for  small  plants,  use  of  irrigation  in  New  Jer- 
sey, possibility  of  pumping  large  quantities  of  water  from  wells  for  irrigating 
purposes,  and  irrigation  experiments  in  New  Jersey. 

*  Bulletin  No.  58. — Water  Rights  on  the  Missouri  River  and  its  Tribu- 

taries.    By  Elwood  Mead,  State  Engineer  of  Wyoming.     With  papers 

on  the  Water  Laws  of  Colorado,  by  John  E.  Field,  State  Engineer; 

and  of  Nebraska,  by  J.  M.  Wilson,  State  Engineer.     Pp.  80,  maps  3, 

figs.  4.  Price  10  cents. 
A  discussion  of  the  irrigation  laws  which  control  the  diversion  and  use  of 
water  from  the  Missouri  River  and  its  tributaries.  The  region  covered  in  this 
discussion  includes  Colorado,  Kansas,  Montana,  Nebraska,  North  Dakota,  South 
Dakota,  Wyoming,  and  the  Northwest  Territories  of  Canada.  This  bulletin  is 
out  of  print,  and  much  of  it  is  out  of  date,  on  account  of  the  passage  of  new 
laws. 

*  Bulletin   No.   60. — Abstract  of  Laws  for  Acquiring  Titles  to  Water 

from  the  Missouri  River  and  its  Tributaries,  with  the  Legal  Forms  in 
Use.     Compiled   by    Elwood    Mead,   State  Engineer    of   Wyoming. 
Pp.  77.     Price  10  cents. 
Includes  abstracts  or  laws  and  legal  forms  in  use  in  Colorado,  Kansas,  Mon- 
tana,  Nebraska,   South    Dakota,    Wyoming,    and  the   Northwest   Territories  of 
Canada.     This  bulletin  is  out  of  print,  and  much  of  it  is  out  of  date,  on  account 
of  the  passage  of  new  laws. 

Bulletin  No.   70. — Water-right  Problems  of  Bear  River.     By  Clarence 
T.  Johnston  and  Joseph  A.   Breckons.     Pp.  40,    pis.   9.     Price   15 
cents. 
Presents  some  of  the  water-right  complications  of  interstate  streams  as  illus- 
trated on  Bear  River.     The  bulletin  discusses  the  water  supply  of  the  river  and 
its  diversion,  the  controversies  which  have  arisen  regarding  water  rights,  and 
the  need  of  uniform  laws. 


*  Bulletin  No.  73.— Irrigation  in  the  Rocky  Mountain  States.     By  J.  C. 

Ulrich.  Pp.  64,  pis.  10.  Price  10  cents. 
Explains  the  agricultural  conditions  prevailing  and  the  methods  of  acquiring 
and  using  water  for  irrigation  practiced  in  that  portion  of  the  arid  region  cov- 
ered more  particularly  by  the  States  of  Colorado,  Wyoming,  Utah,  Idaho,  and 
Montana,  in  which  the  conditions  and  methods  are  somewhat  similar.  This  bul- 
letin is  out  of  print,  and  much  of  it  is  out  of  date,  on  account  of  the  passage  of 
new  laws. 

*  Bulletin  No.  81.— The  Use  of  Water  in  Irrigation  in  Wyoming  and  its 

Relation  to  the  Ownership  and  Distribution  of  the  Natural  Supply. 

By  B.  C.  Buffum,  M.  S.,  Professor  of  Agriculture  and  Horticulture, 

University  of  Wyoming,  and  Vice-Director  of  Wyoming  Agricultural 

Experiment  Station.     Pp.  56,  pis.  8.     Price  10  cents. 

This  bulletin  reports  experiments  on  the  duty  of  water  for  different  crops  in 

Wyoming,  and  discusses  the  application  and  measurements  of  water,  conditions 

affecting  duty,  and  continuous  flow  as  a  basis  of  appropriation. 

*  Bulletin  No.  86. — The  Use  of  Water  in  Irrigation.     Report  of  Investi- 

gations made  in  1899,  under  the  supervision  of  Elwood  Mead,  Expert 
in  Charge,  and  C.  T.  Johnston,  Assistant.     Pp.  253,  pis.  50,  figs.  18. 
Price  30  cents. 
This  bulletin  explains  the  methods  in  use  in  the  arid  States  in  the  distribu- 
tion and  use  of  water  in  irrigation.     It  gives  a  large  number  of  measurements 
made  to  determine  the  duty  of  water  and  the  losses  by  seepage  and  evaporation 
from  canals,  and  discusses  the  methods  by  which  the  water  supply  may  be  more 
effectively  and  economically  utilized  in  the  production  of  crops.     Separates  of 
the  different  articles  of  this  bulletin  have  been  reprinted,  as  follows  : 
Part  1.  Discussion  of  Investigations,  by  Elwood  Mead.     Computation  of  Dis- 
charge Records  and  Preparation  of  Diagrams,  by  C.  T.  Johnston. 
*Part  2.  Use  of  Water  in  Irrigation  in  Texas.     Use  of  Water  in  Irrigation  in 
the  Pecos  Valley,  New  Mexico,  by  W.  M.  Reed.     Use  of  Water  in  Irrigation 
in  Arizona,  by  W.  H.  Code.     Duty  of  Water  under  Gage  Canal,  Riverside, 
Cal.,  by  W.  Irving. 
*Part  3.  Duty  of  Water  in  Nebraska,  by  O.  V.  P.  Stout.     Duty  of  Water  under 
the  Amity  Canal,  Arkansas  River,  Colorado,  by  Thomas  Berry.     Duty' of 
Water  in  Wyoming,  by  C.  T.  Johnston.     Duty  of  Water  in  Gallatin  Valley, 
Montana,  by  Samuel  Fortier.     Duty  of  Water   on  Big  Cottonwood  Creek, 
Utah,  by  R.  C.  Gemmell.     Duty  of  Water  under  the  Logan  and  Richmond 
Canal,   Logan  River,  Utah,   by  George  L.   Swendsen.     Duty  of  Water  as 
Related  to  the  Irrigation  Problems  of  the  Boise  Valley,  Idaho,  by  D.  W. 
Ross. 

*  Bulletin  No.  87. — Irrigation  in  New  Jersey.     By  EdwTard  B.  Voorhees, 

M.  A.,  Director,  New  Jersey  Agricultural  Experiment  Stations,  and 

Professor  of  Agriculture,  Rutgers  College.     Pp.  40,  figs.  5.     Price  5 

cents. 

Results  of  experiments  conducted  for  the  purpose  of  determining  whether 

irrigation  during  short  periods  of  drought  in  regions  where  the  rainfall  is  usually 

sufficient  for  the  maximum  growth  of  crops  will  sufficiently  increase  the  yield  to 

pay  for  the  works  necessary  to  obtain  the  supply  of  water. 

*  Bulletin  No.  90. — Irrigation  in  Hawaii.     By  Walter  Maxwell,  Ph.  D., 

Director  and  Chief  Chemist,  Hawaiian  Experiment  Station.     Pp.  48, 

pis.  6,  figs.  3.     Price  10  cents. 
Discusses  the  climatic,  soil,  and  other  conditions  as  affecting  irrigation  in 
Hawaii,  and  gives  the  results  of  irrigation  experiments,  especially  with  sugar 
cane,  carried  on  by  the  author  for  a  number  of  years. 

*  Bulletin  No.  92. — The  Reservoir  System  of  the  Cache  la  Poudre  Val- 

ley.    By  E.  S.  Nettleton.     Pp.  48,  pis.  14.     Price  15  cents. 
A  description  of  the  reservoir  system  of  the  Cache  la  Poudre  Valley,  show- 
ing the  benefits  to  be  derived  from  the  construction  of  reservoirs  for  the  storage 
of  water  for  irrigation. 


*  Bulletin  No.  96. — Irrigation    Laws   of    the    Northwest  Territories  of 

Canada   and   Wyoming,   with  discussions  by  J.  S.  Dennis,   Deputy 
Commissioner   of   Public   Works,    Canada,    and   Fred    Bond,    State 
Engineer  of  Wyoming,  and  J.  M.  Wilson,  Agent  and  Expert,  Irriga- 
tion Investigations,  Office  of  Experiment  Stations.     Pp.  90,  frontis- 
piece, pis.  5.     Price  10  cents. 
Texts  of  the  irrigation  laws  of  the  Northwest  Territories  of  Canada  and  Wyo- 
ming, with  the  regulations,  forms,  and  methods  of  procedure  adopted  in  the 
administration  of  these  laws,  and  a  discussion  of  the  principles  underlying  the 
laws  and  methods  followed  in  their  enforcement. 

*  Bulletin  No.  100. — Report  of  Irrigation  Investigations  in  California, 

under  the  direction  of  Elwood  Mead,  Expert  in  Charge.  Pp.  411, 
pis.  29,  figs.  16.  Price,  paper,  90  cents;  cloth,  $1.25. 
This  report  deals  with  investigations  carried  on  during  the  summer  of  1900 
in  cooperation  with  the  California  Water  and  Forest  Association.  In  addition 
to  a  review  of  the  agricultural  situation  in  the  State,  it  presents  a  comprehen- 
sive discussion  of  the  water  laws  and  customs  under  which  irrigation  is  practiced 
in  California  as  typified  by  the  conditions  in  Honey  Lake  Basin,  and  on  Yuba 
River,  Cache  Creek,  Salinas  River,  San  Joaquin  River,  Kings  River,  Los  Angeles 
River,  and  San  Jacinto  River.  Separates  of  the  different  articles  of  this  report 
have  been  printed,  as  follows  : 

Doc.  No.  448.— The  Agricultural  Situation  in  California,  by  Elwood  Mead. 
*Doc.  No.  449.— The  Irrigation  Problems  of  Honey  Lake  Basin,  California,  by 
William  E.  Smythe.  *Doc.  No.  450. —Features  and  Water  Rights  of  Yuba  River, 
California,  by  Marsden  Manson.  *Doc.  No.  451. — Irrigation  Investigations  on 
Cache  Creek,  by  J.  M.  Wilson.  *  Doc.  No.  452.— Report  on  Irrigation  Problems 
in  the  Salinas  Valley,  by  C.  D.  Marx.  *Doc.  No.  453.— Irrigation  from  the  San 
Joaquin  River,  by  Frank  Soule.  *Doc.  No.  454. — Water  Appropriation  from 
Kings  River,  by  C.  E.  Grunsky.  Doc.  No.  455.— A  Study  of  Water  Rights  on 
the  Los  Angeles  River,  California,  by  Edward  M.  Boggs.  *Doc.  No.  456.— Prob- 
lems of  Water  Storage  on  Torrential" Streams  of  California  as  Typified  by  Sweet- 
water and  San  Jacinto  Rivers,  by  James  D.  Schuyler. 

*  Bulletin  Xo.  104. — Report  of  Irrigation  Investigations  for  1900,  under 

the  supervision  of  Elwood  Mead,  Expert  in  Charge  of  Irrigation 
Investigations.  Pp.  334,  pis.  25,  figs.  29.  Price  50  cents. 
This  report  covers  the  second  year  of  investigations  relating  especially  to  the 
duty  of  water.  The  reports  of  the  field  agents  contain  also  a  large  amount  of 
information  on  laws  and  customs,  agricultural  methods,  crop  returns,  and  other 
subjects  related  to  irrigation.  A  progress  report  on  the  quantities  of  silt  carried 
by  a  number  of  southern  rivers  is  also  contained  in  this  volume.  The  report  has 
been  printed  in  separates,  as  follows: 

Part  1.  Review  of  the  Work,  by  Elwood  Mead.  Discussion  of  Investigations, 
by  C.  T.  Johnston. 

Part  2.  Irrigation  from  Pecos  River  and  its  Tributaries,  New  Mexico,  by 
W.  M.  Reed.  Irrigation  in  the  Salt  River  Valley,  Arizona,  by  W.  H.  Code. 
Duty  of  Water  under  the  Gage  Canal,  Riverside,  Cal.,  1900,  "by  W.  Irving. 

Part  3.  Irrigation  Investigations  in  Nevada,  by  J.  M.  Wilson.  Water  Admin- 
istration in  Utah,  by  R.  C.  Gemmell.  Irrigation  under  Canals  from  Logan 
River,  Utah,  bv  George  L.  Swendsen.  Irrigation  under  the  Great  Eastern 
Canal,  Platte  County,  Nebr.,  1900,  by  O.  V.  P.  Stout.  Use  of  Water  in 
Irrigation  at  Wheatland,  Wvo.,  bv  C.  T.  Johnston.  Duty  of  Water  in  Idaho, 
by  D.  W.  Rose. 

Part  4.  Use  of  Water  in  Irrigation  in  the  Yakima  Valley,  Washington,  by  O.  L. 
Waller.  Irrigation  Investigations  in  Montana,  1900,  by  Samuel  Fortier. 
Progress  Report  on  Silt  Measurements,  Texas,  by  J.  C.  Nagle. 

*  Bulletin  No.   105. — Irrigation   in  the   United    States.     Testimony   of 

Elwood  Mead,  Irrigation  Expert  in  Charge,  hefore  the  United  States 
Industrial  Commission,  June  11  and  12,  1901.     Pp.  47,  pis.  12,  fig.  1. 
Price  15  cents. 
This  statement  made  before  the  Industrial  Commission  deals  chiefly  with 
the  legal  status  of  irrigation,  touching  on  State  control,  National   aid  to  irriga- 
tion, and  the  disposal  of  the  public  grazing  lands.    The  necessity  and  possibility 
of  storage  are  also  discussed. 


Bulletin   No.  108. — Irrigation  Practice  Among  Fruit   Growers  on  the 

Pacific  Coast.-    By  E.  J.  Wickson,  M.  A.,  Professor  of  Agricultural 

Practice,  University  of  California,  and  Horticulturist  of  the  California 

Agricultural  Experiment  Station.  Pp.  54,  pis.  10,  figs.  7.  Price  15  cents. 

This  bulletin  gives  the  results  of  a  special  investigation  into  the  conditions ,  extent, 

and  methods  of  irrigation  as  practiced  among  fruit  growers  of  the  Pacific  coast. 

*  Bulletin  No.  113. — Irrigation  of  Rice  in  the  United  States.     By  Frank 

Bond  and  George  H.  Keeney,  Agents  and  Experts,  Irrigation  Inves- 
tigations, under  the  direction  of  Elwood  Mead,  Expert  in  Charge  of 
Irrigation  Investigations.  Pp.  77,  pis.  28,  figs.  10.  Price  10  cents. 
In  this  bulletin  Mr.  Bond  describes  the  rice  industry  of  Louisiana  and  Texas 

and  gives  measurements  of  the  quantities  of  water  used  in  irrigating  rice.     The 

laws  relating  to  irrigation  of  the  two  States  dealt  with  are  also  discussed.     Mr. 

Keeney's  report  covers  North  Carolina,  South  Carolina,  and  Georgia,  and  is 

almost  wholly  descriptive. 

Bulletin  No.  118. — Irrigation  from  Big  Thompson  River.     By  John  E. 

Field,  Assistant  State  Engineer  of  Colorado.     Pp.  75,  pis.  5,  fig.  1. 

Price  10  cents. 
This  is  a  study  of  the  water  laws  of  Colorado  as  illustrated  by  irrigation  from 
Big  Thompson  River.     Mr.  Field  discusses  more  particularly  the  "  water  loaning" 
law. 

*  Bulletin  No.  119. — Report  of  Irrigation  Investigations  for  1901,  under 

the   direction  of  Elwood   Mead,  Chief  of  Irrigation  Investigations. 
Pp.  401,  pis.  64,  figs.  12.     Price  50  cents. 
This  is  the  third  of  the  annual  reports  of  the  Irrigation  Investigations  of  this 
Office.     It  deals  chiefly  with  the  duty  of  water,  but  contains  also  reports  from 
four  stations  in  the  humid  States,  where  irrigation  is  not  a  necessity,  but  a  means 
of  increasing  the  returns  from  farm  lands ;  a  report  on  the  underground  water 
supply  of  the  San  Bernardino  Valley,  California,  and  the  second  progress  report 
on  silt  measurements.     This  report  has  been  reprinted  in  four  parts  in  the  form 
of  separates,  as  follows : 
Part  1.  Summary  of  Results,  by  R.  P.  Teele.     Irrigation  in  New  Mexico, tby 
W.  M.  Eeed.     Irrigation  Investigations  in  Salt  River  Valley,  Arizona,  by 
W.  H.  Code.     Irrigation  at  the  Arizona  Experiment  Station  Farm,  by  A.  J. 
McClatchie. 
Part  2.  Subterranean  Water  Supply  of  the  San  Bernardino  Valley,  California, 
by  E.  W.  Hilgard.     Duty  of  Water  under  Gage  Canal,  Riverside,  Cal.,  by 
W.  Irving.     Use  of  Water  in  Irrigation  in  Washington,  by  O.  L.  Waller. 
Part  3.  The  Distribution  of  Water  from   Canals  in  Idaho,  by  D.  W.  Ross. 
Investigations  in  Montana,  1901,    by  Samuel  Fortier.     Irrigation  in  Bear 
River  Valley,  Utah,  by  Arthur  P.  Stover.     Irrigation  in  Grand  and  Arkansas 
Valleys,  Colorado,  by  Arthur  P.  Stover. 
Part  4.  "irrigation  under  the  Great  Eastern  Canal,  Loup  River,  Nebraska,  by 
O.  V.  P.  Stout.     Irrigation  at  the  Missouri  State  Experiment  Station,  by 
H.  J.  Waters.     Irrigation  Experiments  in  Wisconsin,  1901,  by  F.  H.  King. 
Irrigation  in  Xew  Jersey,  1901,  by  E.  B.  Voorhees.     Second  Progress  Report 
on  Silt  Measurements,  Texas,  by  J.  C.  Nagle. 

Bulletin  No.  124. — Report  of  Irrigation  Investigations  in  Utah,  under 
the  direction  of  Elwood  Mead,  Chief  of  Irrigation  Investigations, 
Office  of  Experiment  Stations.  Including  General  Discussion  of  Irri- 
gation in  Utah,  and  Irrigation  from  Jordan  River,  by  R.  P.  Teele; 
Irrigation  in  Utah  Lake  Drainage  System,  by  A.  P.  Stover;  The 
Spanish  Fork  River  Irrigation  System,  by  A.  E.  Doremus ;  Irrigation 
in  the  Weber  Valley,  by  Jay  D.  Stannard ;  Agriculture  under  Irriga- 
tion in  the  Basin  of  Virgin  River,  and  Court  Adjudications  of  Water 
Rights  on  Sevier  River,  by  Frank  Adams ;  and  Appropriations  of 
Water  from  Logan  River,  by  George  L.  Swendsen.  Pp.  330,  pis.  19, 
figs.  2.  Price  $1.10. 
A  detailed  study  of  the  irrigation  laws,  institutions,  and  practice  of  Utah. 


*  Bulletin  No.  130. — Egyptian   Irrigation.     By  Clarence  T.  Johnston, 

Assistant  Chief  of  Irrigation  Investigations,  Office  of  Experiment 
Stations.     Pp.  100,  pis.  24,  figs.  9.     Price  30  cents. 

This  is  a  study  of  the  irrigation  laws  and  practices  in  Egypt,  made  with 
special  reference  to  suggestions  for  improvements  in  American  irrigation. 

*  Bulletin  No.  131. — Plans  of  Structures  in  Use  on  Irrigation  Canals  in 

the  United  States,  prepared  under  the  direction  of  El  wood  Mead, 
Chief  of  Irrigation  Investigations,  Office  of  Experiment  Stations. 
Pp.  51,  pis.  22.     Price  60  cents. 

This  is  an  album  of  plans  for  irrigation  structures,  designed  by  leading  irri- 
gation engineers  of  the  West,  made  from  drawings  exhibited  at  Paris  in  1900  and 
at  Buffalo  in  1901. 

*  Bulletin  No.  133. — Report  of  Irrigation  Investigations  for  1902,  under 

the  direction   of  Elwood   Mead,  Chief  of   Irrigation  Investigations. 
Office  of  Experiment  Stations.     Pp.  266,  pis.  12,  figs.  16.     Price  25 
cents. 
This  bulletin  gives  the  result  of  the  fourth  season's  investigations  of  the  prob- 
lems of  irrigation,  the  results  obtained  in  similar  investigations  in  previous  years 
being  reported  in  Bulletins  86,  104,  and  119  of  this  Office,  noted  above.     This 
bulletin  has  been  reprinted  in  three  parts  as  separates,  as  follows  : 
Part  1.    Irrigation  in  Mountain  Water  District,  Salt  Lake  County,  Utah,  by 
E.  R.  Morgan.     The  Use  of  Water  from  the  Wood  Rivers,  Idaho,  by  J.  D. 
Stannard. 
Part  2.  Irrigation  Investigations  on  Sand  Creek,  Wyoming,  by  B.  P.  Fleming. 
Irrigation  in  Washington,   by  O.  L.   Waller.     Irrigation   Investigations  in 
Montana,  1902,  by  S.  Fortier.     Irrigation  Systems  on  Stony  Creek,  California, 
by  W.  T.  Clarke  and  C.  W.  Landis.     Irrigation  in  the  Black  Hills,  South 
Dakota,  by  A.  B.  Crane. 
*Part  3.   Rice  Irrigation  in    Louisiana   and  Texas,   by  Frank  Bond.     Third 
Progress  Report  on  Silt  Measurements,  Texas,  by  J.  C.  Nagle.     Irrigation 
Experiments  at  the  Missouri  Experiment  Station,  by  H.  J.  Waters.     Irriga- 
tion in  Wisconsin  in  1902,  by  A.  R.  Whitson.     Irrigation  Investigations  in 
New  Jersey,  1902,  by  E.  B.  Voorhees.     The  Use  of  Pumps  for  Irrigation  in 
Hawaii,  by  Jared  G.  Smith. 

Bulletin  No.  134. — Storage  of  Water  on  Cache  la  Poudre  and  Big 
Thompson  Rivers.  By  C.  E.  Tait,  Assistant  in  Irrigation  Investiga- 
tions, Office  of  Experiment  Stations.  Pp.  100,  pis.  5,  figs.  10.  Price 
10  cents. 

This  bulletin  gives  details  of  areas,  capacities,  and  construction  of  reservoirs 
in  northern  Colorado,  and  the  profits  from  their  use. 

*  Bulletin  No.  140. — Acquirement  of  Water  Rights  in  the  Arkansas  Val- 

ley, Colorado.  By  J.  S.  Greene,  ex-State  Engineer  of  Colorado. 
Pp.  83,  pi.  1,  fig.  1.     Price  5  cents. 

This  bulletin  discusses  the  water  laws  of  Colorado  and  the  provisions  of 
water-right  contracts  in  relation  to  the  physical  conditions  of  the  Arkansas  Val- 
ley of  Colorado.  It  is  intended  to  give  settlers  an  understanding  of  the  points 
which  should  be  looked  into  before  they  take  steps  toward  acquiring  water 
rights.     It  is  also  believed  to  be  of  value  to  students  of  irrigation  institutions. 

Bulletin  No.  144.— Irrigation  in  Northern  Italy — Part  I.  By  Elwood 
Mead,  Chief  of  Irrigation  Investigations,  Office  of  Experiment  Sta- 
tions.    Pp.  100,  frontispiece,  pis.  17,  figs.  14.     Price  20  cents. 

This  is  the  first  of  three  bulletins  to  be  published  giving  the  results  of  a  study 
of  Italian  irrigation  practice,  laws,  and  institutions.  The  study  was  made  solely 
from  the  standpoint  of  getting  suggestions  for  improvements  in  our  American 
systems,  and  it  was  found  that  we  could  learn  much  from  Italy.  The  first  bul- 
letin contains  reports  on  irrigation  in  Lombardy  and  Piedmont.  (See  also 
Bulletins  190  and  192.) 


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*  Bulletin  No.   145. — Preparing   Land  for  Irrigation    and  Methods  of 

Applying  Water.     Prepared  by  the  Agents  of  Irrigation  Investiga- 
tions.    Pp.  84,  pis.  7,  figs.  33.     Price  15  cents. 
This  bulletin  gives  descriptions  of  methods  of  removing  sagebrush,  of  smooth- 
ing land,  of  laying  out  fields  for  different  systems  of  applying  water,  and  of  the 
different  systems  of  applying  water.     The  various  methods  are  compared  as  to 
cost  and  efficiency. 

*  Bulletin  No.  146. — Current  Wheels:  Their  Use  in  Lifting  Water  for 

Irrigation.  Prepared  in  the  Office  of  Experiment  Stations,  Irrigation 
Investigations.     Pp.  38,  pis.  4,  figs.  21.     Price  10  cents. 

Drawings  and  photographs  of  a  large  number  of  wheels  used  for  raising 
water  from  streams  are  given,  accompanied  by  descriptions,  statements  of  cost, 
and  discussions  of  efficiency.  A  general  discussion  of  the  theory  of  current 
wheels  is  also  given. 

Bulletin  No.  148. — Report  on  Irrigation  Investigations  in  Humid  Sec- 
tions of  the  United  States  in  1903,  under  the  direction  of  Elwood 
Mead,  Chief  of  Irrigation  Investigations.     Pp.  45,  pis.  3.     Price  10 
cents. 
This  bulletin  contains  descriptions   of  several  irrigation  plants  in  market 

gardens  near  the  large  eastern  cities,  and  reports  of  experiments  with  irrigation 

in  New  Jersey  and  Missouri ;  also  a  report  on  irrigation  in  the  artesian  basin  of 

South  Dakota. 

Bulletin  No.  157. — Water  Rights  on  Interstate  Streams:  The  Platte 
River  and  Tributaries.  By  R.  P.  Teele  and  Elwood  Mead.  Pp.  118, 
pis.  4,  figs.  3.     Price  10  cents. 

The  Platte  River  and  its  tributaries  lie  within  three  States— Colorado,  Wyo- 
ming, and  Nebraska.  The  one  source  of  supply  is  therefore  subject  to  the  laws 
of  three  States.  This  report  is  a  discussion  of  the  rights  to  water  from  this 
source  of  supply,  as  they  have  arisen  under  the  laws  and  physical  conditions  in 
the  three  States.  Mr.  Teele  gives  the  results  of  the  field  work  and  Doctor  Mead 
a  general  discussion  of  water  laws.  These  discussions  have  been  printed,  as 
separates,  which  are  available  for  distribution. 

*  Bulletin  No.  158. — Annual  Report  of  Irrigation  and  Drainage  Investi- 

gations, 1904,  under  the  direction  of  Elwood  Mead,  Chief  of  Irrigation 
and  Drainage  Investigations,  Office  of  Experiment  Stations.  Pp.  755, 
pis.  12,  figs.  129. 

This  is  a  general  report  of  Irrigation  and  Drainage  Investigations  in  1904. 

The  complete  report  was  issued  in  limited  edition,  which  is  now  exhausted,  but 

it  has  been  reprinted  in  form  of  nine  separates  for  free  distribution,  as  follows: 

Separate  No.  1.  Review  of  the  Irrigation  Work  of  the  Year  1904,  by  R.  P. 

Teele. 

*  Separate  No.  2.  Irrigation  in  Santa  Clara  Valley,  California,  by  S.  Fortier. 

Mechanical  Tests  of  Pumping  Plants  Used  for  Irrigation,  by  J.  N.  Le  Conte. 
Separate  No.  3.  The  Distribution  and  Use  of  Water  in  Modesto  and  Turlock 
Irrigation  Districts,  California,  by  Frank  Adams.  Relation  of  Irrigation  to 
Yield,  Size,  Quality,  and  Commercial  Suitability  of  Fruits,  by  E.  J.  Wickson. 
Irrigation  Conditions  in  Imperial  Valley,  California,  by  J.  E.  Roadhouse. 

*  Separate  No.  4.  Irrigation  in  Klamath  County,  Oreg.,  by  F.  L.  Kent.     Irri- 

gation Investigations  in  the  Yakima  Valley,  Washington,  by  O.  L.  Waller. 

Irrigation  Conditions  in  Raft  River  Water  District,  Idaho,  1904,  by  W.  F. 

Bartlett. 
Separate  No.  5.  Irrigation  Investigations  at  New  Mexico  Experiment  Station, 

Mesilla  Park,  1904,  by  J.  J.  Vernon.     Irrigation  Investigations  in  Western 

Texas,  by  Harvey  Culbertson.     Pumping  Plants  in  Texas,  by  C.  E.  Tait. 
Separate  No.  6.  Irrigation  in  Southern  Texas,  by  Aug.  J.  Bowie,  jr. 

*  Separate  No.  7.  Rice  Irrigation  in  Louisiana  and  Texas  in  1903  and  1904, 

by  W.  B.  Gregory.     Rice  Irrigation  on  the  Prairie  Land  of  Arkansas,  by 
C.  E.  Tait. 


*  Separate  No.  S.  Irrigation  Experiments  at  Fort  Hays,  Kans.,  VM'A  and  1904, 
by  J.  G.  Haney.  Irrigation  near  Garden  City,  Kans.,  1904,  by  A.  B.  Col- 
lins and  A.  E.  Wright.  Pumping  Plants  in  Colorado,  Nebraska,  and  Kan- 
sas, by  0.  V.  P.  Stout.  Irrigation  near  Rockyford,  Colo.,  1904,  by  A.  E. 
Wright.  The  Irrigation  and  Drainage  of  Cranberry  Marshes  in  Wisconsin, 
by  A.  R.  Whitson. 

Separate  No.  9.  Drainage. 

Bulletin  No.  167. — Irrigation  in  the  North  Atlantic  States.     By  Aug. 
J.  Bowie,  jr.     Pp.  50,  figs.  7.     Price  10  cents. 
This  report  contains  descriptions  of  a  large  number  of  small  irrigation  plants 
in  Maryland,  Pennsylvania,  New  Jersey,  New  York,  Rhode  Island,  and  Massa- 
chusetts. 

Bulletin  No.  168. — The  State  Engineer  and  His  Relation  to  Irrigation. 
By  R.  P.  Teele,  Expert  in  Irrigation  Institutions,  Irrigation  Investi- 
gations, Office  of  Experiment    Stations.     Pp.  99,  fig.   1.     Price  15 
cents. 
In  the  arid  region  of  the  United  States,  whatever  there  is  of  public  control 
over  the  use  of  water  in  irrigation  is  centered  in  the  office  of  State  engineer  in 
the  various  States.     This  bulletin  discusses  the  whole  subject  of  public  control 
of  the  use  of  water,  sketching  the  history  of  such  control  in  the  various  States 
and  giving  its  present  status  and  efficiency. 

Bulletin  No.  172. — Irrigation  in  Montana.  By  Samuel  Fortier,  assisted 
by  A.  P.  Stover  and  J.  S.  Baker.  Pp.  100,  figs.  18.  Price  15  cents. 
This  bulletin  is  the  result  of  a  study  of  typical  sections  of  Montana,  made 
for  the  purpose  of  determining  the  status  and  possibilities  of  irrigation  in  that 
State.  It  covers  ditch  construction,  agricultural  practice,  ditch  management, 
seepage  losses,  return  seepage,  and  public  control  of  streams. 

Bulletin  No.  177. — Evaporation  Losses  in  Irrigation  and  Water  Require- 
ments of  Crops.     By  S.  Fortier. '  Pp.  64,  pis.  2,  figs.  19.     Price  10 
cents. 
This  contains  the  results  of  tank  experiments  to  determine  the  quantities  of 
water  evaporated  from  soils  which  receive  various  cultural  treatments  and  to 
which  the  water  was  applied  at  different  depths ;  it  contains  also  a  few  experi- 
ments on  the  quantities  of  water  consumed  by  plants. 

Bulletin  No.  179. — Small  Reservoirs  in  Wyoming,  Montana,  and  South 
Dakota.     By  F.  C.  Herrmann.     Pp.  100,  pis.  8,  figs.   13.     Price  20 
cents. 
This  bulletin  contains  the  description  of  a  number  of  reservoirs  which  have 

been  built  on  the  plans  for  storage  of  storm  waters  for  irrigation  and  for  stock 

water.     It  describes  methods  of  construction  and  gives  costs  and  returns  from 

the  use  of  water. 

Bulletin  No.  181. — Mechanical  Tests  of  Pumping  Plants  in  California. 
By  J.  N.  Le  Conte  and  C.  E.  Tait.     Pp.  72,  figs.  4.     Price  10  cents. 
This  gives  the  results  of  tests  of  a  large  number  of  pumping  plants  in  use 
for  irrigation  in  southern  California. 

Bulletin  No.  183. — Mechanical  Tests  of  Pumps  and   Pumping  Plants 
Used  for  Irrigation  and  Drainage  in    Louisiana  in  1905  and  1906. 
By  W.  B.  Gregory.     Pp.  72,  figs.  4.     Price  15  cents. 
This  contains  the  results  of  tests  of  a  number  of  the  large  pumping  plants  in 

use  in  Louisiana.     These  are  among  the  largest  pumps  used  for  irrigation  in  the 

United  States,  and  in  general  they  use  crude  oil  for  fuel,  making  the  tests  of 

especial  interest  on  account  of  these  unusual  conditions. 

Bulletin  No.  188. — Irrigation  in  the  Yakima  Valley,  Washington.     By 
S.  O.  Jayne.     Pp.  89,  pis.  2,  figs.  4.     Price  15  cents. 
This  bulletin  describes  the  irrigation  works  in  the  Yakima  Valley,  Washing- 
ton, and  discusses  the  water  supply,  water  rights,  crops,  and  opportunities  for 
settlement. 

Bulletin  No.  190. — Irrigation  in  Northern  Italy — Part  II.     By  Elwood 
Mead.     Pp.  86,  pis.  4,  figs.  1.     Price  15  cents. 


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Part  I  of  this  report  is  Office  of  Experiment  Stations  Bulletin  No.  144.  Part 
II  covers  the  section  watered  by  the  Adda  and  Adige  rivers,  and  deals  especially 
with  the  operation  of  irrigation  laws,  and  the  organization  for  the  operation  of 
irrigation  works. 

Bulletin  No.  191. — Tests  of  Internal  Combustion  Engines  on  Alcohol 
Fuel.     By  C.  E.  Lucke  and  S.  M.  Woodward.     Pp.  89,  pis.  20,  figs. 
13.     Price  20  cents. 
This  bulletin  gives  the  detailed  results  of  tests  of  alcohol  fuel  in  internal 

combustion  engines  made  for  the  use  of  gasoline  and  kerosene. 

Bulletin  No.  192. — Irrigation  and  Drainage  Laws  of  Italy.     Translated 
by  R.  P.  Teele.     Pp.  100.     Price  15  cents. 
This  bulletin  contains  the  texts  of  the  general  irrigation  and  drainage  laws 
of  Italy  and  the  regulations  for  putting  them  into  effect. 

Bulletin  No.  201. — Cost  of  Pumping  from  Wells  for  the  Irrigation  of 
Rice  in  Louisiana  and  Arkansas.     By  W.  B.  Gregory.     Pp.  39,  figs.  2. 
Price  10  cents. 
This  bulletin  contains  descriptions   of  a  number  of  the  smaller  pumping 

plants  used  in  securing  a  supply  of  water  for  rice  irrigation,  with  tests  of  fuel 

consumption,  to  determine  the  cost  of  such  supplies. 

Bulletin  No.  203. — Distribution  of  W7ater  in  the  Soil  in  Furrow  Irriga- 
tion. By  R.  H.  Loughridge.  Pp.  63,  figs.  19.  Price  10  cents. 
This  bulletin  contains  the  results  of  experiments  to  trace  the  water  applied 
to  orchard  soils  in  irrigation  to  determine  how  large  a  part  of  the  water  used 
remains  in  the  root  zones  of  the  trees  and  how  much  percolates  beyond  their 
reach. 

Bulletin    No.    205. — Irrigation    in   Wyoming.     By  'C.    T.    Johnston, 
State  Engineer.     Pp.  60,  pis.  3,  ■figs.  22.     Price  15  cents. 
This  bulletin  is  one  of  a  series  on  irrigation  in  the  several  arid  States,  pub- 
lished for  the  purpose  of  supplying  to  intending  settlers  information  as  to  oppor- 
tunities for  settlement,  and  the  conditions  to  be  met. 

Bulletin  No.  207.— Irrigation  in  the  Sacramento  Valley,  California.     By 

Samuel  Fortier,  assisted  by  O.  W.  Bryant,  J.  E.  Roadhouse,  At  E. 

Wright,  and  J.  H.  Barber.     Pp.  99,  pi.  1,  figs.  24.     Price  15  cents. 

This  bulletin  describes  the  Sacramento  Valley,  and  discusses  the  problems 

of  its  reclamation. 

Bulletin  No.  209. — Irrigation  in  Oregon.     By  J.  H.  Lewis,  State  Engi- 
neer,   assisted  by  P.  A.  Cupper.     Pp.  67,  pi.  1,  figs.  8.     Price  15 
cents. 
This  bulletin  is  one  of  a  series  on  irrigation  in  the  several  arid  States,  pub- 
lished for  the  purpose  of  supplying  to  intending  settlers  information  as  to  oppor- 
tunities for  settlement,  and  the  conditions  to  be  met. 

Bulletin  No.  210.— Irrigation  in  South  Dakota.     By  S.  H.  Lea,  State 
Engineer.     Pp.  60,  pi.  1.     Price  10  cents. 
This  bulletin  is  one  of  a  series  on  irrigation  in  the  several  arid  States,  pub- 
lished for  the  purpose  of  supplying  to  intending  settlers  information  as  to  oppor- 
tunities for  settlement,  and  the  conditions  to  be  met. 

Bulletin  No.  211.— Irrigation  in   Kansas.     By  D.  H.  Bark.     Pp.  28, 
pis.  2.     Price  10  cents. 
This  bulletin  is  one  of  a  series  on  irrigation  in  the  several  arid  States,  pub- 
lished for  the  purpose  of  supplying  to  intending  settlers  information  as  to  oppor- 
tunities for  settlement,  and  the  conditions  to  be  met. 

Bulletin  No.  214.— Irrigation  in  the  State  of  Washington.     By  O.  L. 
Waller.     Pp.  64,  pi.  1.     Price  10  cents. 
This  bulletin  is  one  of  a  series  on  irrigation  in  the  several  arid  States,  pub- 
lished for  the  purpose  of  supplying  to  intending  settlers  information  as  to  oppor- 
tunities for  settlement,  and  the  conditions  to  be  met. 


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Bulletin    No.   215. — Irrigation   in   New  Mexico.     By  V.   L.   Sullivan, 
Territorial  Engineer.     Pp.  42,  pi.  1,  fig.  1.     Price  15  cents. 
This  bulletin  is  one  of  a  series  on  irrigation  in  the  several  arid  States,  pub- 
lished for  the  purpose  of  supplying  to  intending  settlers  information  as  to  oppor- 
tunities for  settlement,  and  the  conditions  to  be  met. 

Bulletin  No.  216. — Irrigation  in  Idaho.     By  J.  Stephenson,  jr.,  State 
Engineer.     Pp.  59,  pi.  1.     Price  10  cents. 
This  bulletin  is  one  of  a  series  on  irrigation  in  the  several  arid  States,  pub- 
lished for  the  purpose  of  supplying  to  intending  settlers  information  as  to  oppor- 
tunities for  settlement,  and  the  conditions  to  be  met. 

Bulletin  No.  217. — Drainage  of  Irrigated  Lands  in  San  Joaquin  Valley, 
California.  By  S.  Fortier  and  V.  M.  Cone.  In  press. 
This  bulletin  gives  the  results  of  experiments  made  by  the  Office  at  Fresno, 
Cal.,  in  the  reclamation  of  alkali  lands  by  drainage,  and  the  results  of  drainage 
to  prevent  the  rise  of  ground  water  and  the  accumulation  of  alkali  in  the  Modesto 
and  Turlock  irrigation  districts  in  California. 

Bulletin  No.  219. — Irrigation  in  North  Dakota.     By  T.  R.  Atkinson. 
State  Engineer.     Pp.  39,  pi.  1.     Price  10  cents. 
This  bulletin  is  one  of  a  series  on  irrigation  in  the  several  arid  States,  pub- 
lished for  the  purpose  of  supplying  to  intending  settlers  information  as  to  oppor- 
tunities for  settlement,  and  the  conditions  to  be  met. 

CIRCULARS. 

*  Circular  No.  48. — What  the  Department  of  Agriculture  is  Doing  for 

Irrigation.  By  Elwood  Mead,  Chief  of  Irrigation  Investigations, 
Office  of  Experiment  Stations.     Pp.  4. 

*  Circular  No.  58. — Irrigation  in  the  Valley  of  Lost  River,  Idaho.     By 

Albert  Eugene  Wright,  Agent  and  Expert,  Irrigation  Investigations, 
Office  of  Experiment  Stations.     Pp.  24. 

*  Circular  No.  59. — Progress  Report  of  Cooperative  Irrigation  Investiga- 

tions in  California.     By  S.  Fortier.     Pp.  23. 

*  Circular  No.  63. — The  Work  of  the  Office  of  Experiment  Stations  in 

Irrigation  and  Drainage.  Pp.  31. 
This  is  the  testimony  of  A.  C.  True,  Director  of  the  Office  of  Experiment 
Stations,  and  of  Elwood  Mead,  Chief  of  Irrigation  and  Drainage  Investigations 
of  the  Office,  before  the  Committee  on  Irrigation  of  Arid  Lands  of  the  United 
States  House  of  Representatives,  at  a  hearing  held  February  11,  1905.  It  is  a 
general  statement  of  the  work  done  by  the  Office,  both  as  to  character  and 
location. 

Circular  No.  65. — Irrigation  from  Upper  Snake  River,  Idaho.     By  H.  G. 

Raschbacher.     Pp.  16,  fig.  1. 
Circular  No.  67. — Investigations  of  Irrigation  Practice  in  Oregon.     By 

A.  P.  Stover,  Irrigation  Engineer,  Irrigation  Investigations,  Office  of 

Experiment  Stations.     Pp.  30,  figs.  4. 

Circular  No.  78. — Progress  Report  on  Irrigation  Experiments  in  Willa- 
mette Valley,  Oregon.     By  A.  P.  Stover.      Pp.  25,  figs.  7. 
This  describes  experiments  in  irrigation  in  the  Willamette  Valley  and  gives 
results  of  the  first  season's  work. 

SEPARATES. 

*  Document  No.  1  SI .  —  Rise  and  Future  of  Irrigation  in  the  United  States, 

By  Elwood  Mead,  Expert  in  Charge  of  Irrigation  Investigations,  Office 
of  Experiment  Stations.  Pp.  iii,  591-612,  pis.  5.  (Reprint  from 
Yearbook,  1899.) 


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*  Document  No.  228. — Some  Typical  Reservoirs  in  the  Rocky  Mountain 

States.  By  Ehvood  Mead,  Chief  of  Irrigation  Investigations,  Office 
of  Experiment  Stations.  Pp.  iv,  415-430,  pis.  8.  (Reprint  from 
Yearbook,  1901.) 

*  Document  No.  318. — Preparing  Land  for  Irrigation.     By  R.  P.  Teele. 

Pp.  239-250,  pis.  2,  figs.  5.     (Reprint  from  Yearbook,  1903.) 
Discusse3  implements,  methods,  and  cost. 

*  Document  No.  349. — Potato  Culture  near  Greeley,  Colo.     By  J.  Max 

Clark.     Pp.  311-322,  figs.  6.      (Reprint  from  Yearbook,  1904.) 
Separate   No.  393. — The  Relation  of  Irrigation  to  Dry  Farming.     By 

Elwood  Mead,  Chief  of  Irrigation  and  Drainage  Investigations,  Office 

of  Experiment  Stations.     Pp.  iv,  423-438.     (Reprint  from  Yearbook, 

1905.) 
Separate  No.  458. — The  Use  of  Small  Water  Supplies  for  Irrigation. 

By  Samuel  Fortier,  Chief  of  Irrigation  Investigations.     Pp.  iii,  409- 

424,  figs.  6.      (Reprint  from  Yearbook,  1907.) 

*  Document  No.  367. — Duty  of  Water  in  the  Gallatin  Valley,  Montana. 
By  Samuel  Fortier.  Pp.  ii,  175-196,  pis.  2,  figs.  3.  (Reprint  from 
Bulletin  86  of  Office  of  Experiment  Stations.) 

Document  No.  498. — Irrigation  in  Utah.  By  R.  C.  Gemmell  and  Geo. 
L.  Swendsen.  Pp.  iv,  197-218,  pis.  12.  (Reprint  from  Bulletin  86 
of  Office  of  Experiment  Stations.) 

*  Document  No.  495. — The  Scope  and  Purpose  of  the  Irrigation  Investi- 

gations of  the  Office  of  Experiment  Stations.  By  Elwood  Mead, 
Irrigation  Expert  in  Charge.  Pp.  iv,  317-327,  pis.  4.  (Reprint  from 
Annual  Report  of  Office  of  Experiment  Stations  for  1901.) 

*  Document  No.  565. — Review  of   Irrigation  Investigations   for  1902. 

By  Elwood  Mead,  Chief  of  Irrigation  Investigations,  Office  of  Experi- 
ment Stations.  Pp.  iv,  359-385,  pis.  6.  (Reprint  from  Annual 
Report  of  Office  of  Experiment  Stations  for  1902.) 

*  Document  No.  670. — Review  of  Irrigation  Investigations  for  1903.     By 

Elwood  Mead,  Chief  of  Irrigation  Investigations,  Office  of  Experi- 
ment Stations.  Pp.  iv,  469-502,  pis.  6.  (Reprint  from  Annual 
Report  of  Office  of  Experiment  Stations  for  1903.) 
Document  No.  799. — Report  of  Irrigation  and  Drainage  Investigations, 
1904.  By  Elwood  Mead,  Chief.  Pp.  iv,  425-472.  (Reprint  from 
Annual  Report  of  Office  of  Experiment  Stations  for  1904.) 

*  Document  No.  1135. — Losses  of  Irrigation  Water  and  their  Prevention. 

By  R.  P.  Teele.     Pp.   iv,  369-386,  figs.  4.     (Reprint  from  Annual 
Report  of  Office  of  Experiment  Stations  for  1907.) 
Document  No.  1221. — Review  of   Ten  Years  of  Irrigation  Investiga- 
tions.    By  R.   P.  Teele.     Pp.  ii,   355-405.     (Reprint  from  Annual 
Report  of  Office  of  Experiment  Stations  for  1908.) 

MISCELLANEOUS. 

Document  No.  723. — Irrigation  and  Drainage  Investigations  of  the  Office 
of  Experiment  Stations.     By  R.  P.  Teele.     Pp.  23,  pis.  2. 
A  general  account  intended  primarily  for  distribution  at  the  Louisiana  Pur- 
chase Exposition. 

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